Relacionar Columnas Architectural Terms Matching GameVersión en línea Test your knowledge of architectural terms with this fun matching pairs game! por Lolly Burrows 1 Mihrab 2 Pilaster 3 Hypostyle Hall 4 Catacomb 5 Basilica 6 tympanum 7 Mullions 8 Coffer 9 Curtain Wall 10 Oculus 11 Rib Vault 12 Atrium 13 Pediment 14 Minarets 15 Post & Lintel 16 Stupa A niche in the Qibla wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray A lightweight wall that is not load bearing (carries no weight of the building). Most often made of glass windows, emulating a thin, sheer curtain. Tall thin towers that often frame the structure of a Mosque from which the muezzin calls people to prayer. Underground hallways and small rooms where both Christians and pagans were buried. The interior vaulting caused by the use of pointed arches. Diagnostic of gothic architectural styles. A rectangular column that is attached to a wall as seen on the Palazzo Rucellai. The entrance hall of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually featuring a pool for the collection of rainwater (impluvium). (Latin: “eye”). In ancient Roman and later architecture, a circular window in the center of a dome. Simplest form of construction in which two vertical posts support a horizontal beam. A large interior space filled by rows of columns. Seen at the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak and the Great Mosque of Cordoba. A type of building used by the ancient Romans for diverse functions (such as law courts) - adapted to serve as the basis for the new churches. A square or polygonal ornamental sunken panel used in a series as decoration for a ceiling or vault. Seen in the Pantheon. The semicircular area enclosed by the arch above an entryway. This area is often decorated with sculpture in the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The vertical bar that separates window panes. Notably ornamented with small bronze I-beams on the facade of the Seagram Building. A triangular shape atop the facade of a building, usually supported by columns above an entrance. Often encases a sculptural relief. Semicircular mound used as a burial/reliquary. Meant to represent the body of the Buddha and act as an axis mundi.
